There was a time when people considered pre-marital sex to be wrong, especially if it resulted in pregnancy. The girl’s father was considered to be within his rights if he insisted on the man marrying his girl, even at the point of a shotgun and nobody would press charges against him, not even the groom.
Now, of course, things are different. I doubt you could find anybody willing to officiate at a shotgun wedding, assuming that nobody put a stop to it by calling 911.
There was a time when people considered pre-marital sex to be wrong, especially if it resulted in pregnancy. The girl’s father was considered to be within his rights if he insisted on the man marrying his girl, even at the point of a shotgun and nobody would press charges against him, not even the groom.
Now, of course, things are different. I doubt you could find anybody willing to officiate at a shotgun wedding, assuming that nobody put a stop to it by calling 911.